June Middleton (4 May 1926 – 30 October 2009)
You can read about June’s life with polio here


A two-part interview with American polio survivor Dianne Odell (13 February 1947 – 28 May 2008) and her parents about living in an iron lung for over fifty years. The interview was conducted by the Healthline show of Retirement Living TV. You can read about Dianne’s life with polio here.



Martha Mason (31 May 1937 — 4 May 2009)
You can read about Martha’s life with polio here


Paul Alexander is one of the last few remaining polio survivors that depend on iron lungs.